O’Connell and Horgan injuries add to Munster Cup woes

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney expressed his frustration and sympathy for Paul O’Connell and Anthony Horgan, who will miss the upcoming Heineken Cup games against Perpignan and Gloucester.

O’Connell yesterday underwent an operation on the thumb that he fractured in Friday night’s victory over Ulster in the Celtic League semi-final.

It went successfully and the hand will be in a cast for the next five weeks, after which a scan will determine how soon he will be able to resume.